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Tag: Elections 2013

The new filing reports are out, and as of Jan. 18, Gregg Weiss had more than double the amount of cash on hand as his District 5 commission opponent Shanon Materio. Weiss, who has raised $39,530, has $33,601 on hand. Materio, who has raised $28,600, has $15,165 on hand.

But Materio outraised Weiss $12,075 to $4,504 in the latest period which ran from Jan. 1 to Jan 18. And Materio has …

Commissioner Shanon Materio took to Facebook tonight to warn her supporters to ignore a poll that is asking West Palm Beach voters their thoughts on her commission race against Gregg Weiss.

Several residents who participated in the poll say the questions paint Materio in a negative light. One resident said the the poll was so negatively slanted against Materio that “it was actually kind of shocking, and I don’t get shocked …

Commissioner Shanon Materio removed the controversial references about commission opponent Gregg Weiss on her campaign web site. But Materio said she stands by her original statements and says her campaign is “just rewording some of the things.”

Weiss, president of the West Palm Beach Democratic Club, accused Materio last week of lying about his stance on issues on her web site.

Weiss said he proved Materio incorrect on several issues. Materio wrote …

Commissioner Shanon Materio has taken to The Palm Beach Post online comment sections to challenge opponent Gregg Weiss in the District 5 race.

Two hours after The Post published a story online Thursday evening with Weiss saying Materio lied about his stances on issues on her campaign website, Materio wrote a comment on the story that said, “Gregg: it appears you have finally been forced to discuss the issues facing the …

The District 5 city commission race has quickly heated up, with West Palm Beach Democratic Club president Gregg Weiss accusing Commissioner Shanon Materio of lying about his stance on issues on her campaign web site.

Materio struck back that Weiss has been lying about her intentions of running for the seat.

Materio’s website lists five main campaign issues, with an opposing stance from Weiss on four of the issues.

For the fifth consecutive time, Commissioner Ike Robinson will be reelected without an election.

Robinson was automatically reelected to a two-year term on Tuesday as qualifying ended and nobody challenged the 75-year-old in District 2. Robinson hasn’t had an opponent since defeating Douglas Maguire with nearly 70 percent of the vote in 2003.

Commissioner Keith James was also reelected Tuesday to the District 4 seat. James, who defeated Diane Cantone in a …

Commissioners Ike Robinson, Keith James and Shanon Materio are all up for election on March 12, but with about 24 hours to go until the qualifying deadline, only Materio has an opponent.

Robinson, the city’s longest serving acting commissioner, is seeking his eighth term in office. But Robinson hasn’t had an opponent in a decade. While redistricting altered Robinson’s District 2, taking away some of the north end communities and adding …